Ticket to Museum of Communism in Prague

V Celnici 1031/4, Nové Město, 110 00 Praha-Praha 1, Czechia, Prague, Czech Republic
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Overview
Languages
English, Italian, French, Spanish, German
Voucher type
mobile
What To Expect

Understand what daily life was like in Communist-era Czechoslovakia. Walk through authentically reconstructed spaces from, see original artifacts, and absorb detailed insights into the post-war history of the country. With your admissions ticket, you will be able to cover an exhibition spanning nearly 1,500m² and 62 panels, focusing on the totalitarian regime that ruled the country from the February putsch in 1948 until the Velvet Revolution in 1989. Learn more about topics divided up into thematic sections, such as politics, sports, economics, education, Socialist Realist art, propaganda, the People’s Militias, the army, the police and StB (secret police), censorship, courts, and other institutions. Learn about show trials and political labor camps during the Stalinist era.Get an authentic feel of the era and enter and interact with mock-ups of a shock worker’s workshop, a child’s bedroom, and an interrogation room. As you make your way through the exhibition, gain a detailed overview with the aid of short videos, posters, and artifacts. Browse through a vast collection of photographic material from the Archive of the Czech News Agency, the Security Services Archive, the Archive of the Association of Forced Military Camp Laborers, and the personal collections of Czech photographers.Take a break at any point during your visit in the museum shop with tables. Stop in the cinema, where you can watch a short documentary about the communist era at regular intervals.

What to remember

Important info

  • Open daily from 9.00am to 8.00pm
  • The cash desk closes 30 minutes before closing time
  • To receive the student discount, a valid student ID card must be shown
  • Family ticket: 2 adults (age 18+) and 2 children (age 11-17)
  • Wheelchair accessible
included
What's included
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Entrance ticket
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Highlights

Learn about the history of communism in Czechoslovakia. See how daily life under Communism was. Peek at the personal collections of leading Czech photographers

Cancellation Policy
can-cancel You can cancel your tour until a day in advance
Provider
Museum of Communism
Meeting Point

You will find the museum between the Bila store and the Kolkovna restaurant.